Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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